8 DAYS, 7 NIGHTS AMBOSELI & MAASAI MARA LUXURY FLYING SAFARI

Arrive at Nairobi airport, where the guide will have a big paper with your name on it at the arrival terminal. Drive to the hotel, check in, relax, and your guide will help you to orient yourself to the places to visit within Nairobi. You will be staying at the Tamarind Tree Hotel on a bed and breakfast.

Accommodation at Tamarind Tree Hotel- https://www.tamarindtree-hotels.com/

The following morning, you will wake up to an early morning breakfast followed by a transfer to Wilson Airport to catch your flight to Amboseli National Park, where you will interact with the huge elephant family herds. You will spend three days exploring the park set at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro. The Park is an open ecosystem boasting huge herds of elephants, zebras, buffaloes, hyenas, lions, giraffes, gazelles, and numerous bird species, not to forget the magnificent Mt. Kilimanjaro, which offers a scenic background for photographers. Here you will indulge in mostly morning and late afternoon game drives, as this is when you get action of the elephants getting into and leaving the swamps and crossing the park roads from or to where they call home. 

While at Amboseli, you will be staying at Oltukai Lodge.- https://oltukailodge.com/  

Ol Tukai Lodge, located inside the park, is one of the best spots in the world to watch elephants with the backdrop of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Writers have described Ol Tukai and the surrounding Amboseli National Park as a home for the Gods. Ol Tukai is an Eco-rated lodge having excellent outdoor and indoor facilities, and a unique collection of African art. The lodge is strategically located at the heart of Amboseli National Park. As such, it is designed to take advantage of its scenic environment; Mt. Kilimanjaro and the abundant wildlife of Amboseli, making it a world-renowned spot to observe African Elephants. The beautifully appointed accommodation provides quality, comfort, and attention to detail. The presence of the wilderness can be felt in the silence of the night.

On the 5^th day, you will wake up to an early morning breakfast, after which you will check out and drive to Amboseli airstrip for a scheduled flight to Nairobi, where you will board an interconnecting flight to the Masai Mara. Enjoy four relaxed days in the Masai Mara with morning and evening shared game drives. While at the Maasai Mara, you will get a chance to explore the Mara, which involves visiting various river crossing points to witness and capture the wildebeests crossing the great Mara River in numbers, along with predator-prey action. Explore the vast tree-studded reserve in search of wildlife. Some of the famous wild animals in the park you are likely to encounter include: lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, leopard, cheetah, many kinds of birds, antelopes, and elephants. 

Also, on one of the fine mornings, you may take an optional early morning balloon ride over the Mara plains that will be crowned with a champagne bush breakfast. Also, you may have an optional one-hour visit to the Masai village for a cultural encounter and souvenir shopping.

Masai Cultural Village Visit – 25 USD per person ***Not included in cost*** Optional Activity

The Mara balloon ride costs 500USD per person ***Not included in cost*** Optional Activity

While in the Masai Mara, you will be accommodated at Entim Mara Camp- https://www.entim-mara.com/ 

Entim is designed to give you the friendliest, most intimate, luxury safari camp experience and the best wildlife safari in the Masai Mara. Our prime location along the Mara River is unrivalled for seeing and photographing animals all year round. The camp gives you a feeling of being part of the landscape and having profound encounters with wild animals and Masai people in their own land. It’s a sharing of passions and significant moments in the heart of one of the most famous wildlife reserves in the world. It has 12 new luxury en-suite guest rooms raised on wooden decks overlooking the Mara River. Handsomely decorated using earthy tones, there’s a seamless flow from inside to outside and down to the river. Watch animals moving to and from the river from your private lounge and veranda.

Being the final day of your safari, you will have a relaxed morning, after which you will be dropped off at the airstrip for your return flight to Nairobi. You may opt for souvenir shopping in Karen, farewell lunch at Talisman hotel (own cost), after which you will be dropped off at your hotel, airport, or location of your choice. 

This marks the end of the tour.